PERSONNEL BY-LAW

Adopted by April 1, 1991 Annual Town Meeting

1. Purpose

1-1 The purpose of the Personnel By-law is to establish a system of personnel administration based on merit principles that ensure the uniform, fair, and efficient application of Personnel Rules, the Appraisal System, and the Classification and Compensation Plan.

2. Application

2-1 All town departments and positions shall be subject to the provisions of this by-law, except those of the school department. To the extent that any collective bargaining agreement conflicts with any provisions of this by-law or personnel policies adopted pursuant to Section 6-11-2 of the Charter, the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement shall prevail. This by-law is adopted pursuant to Chapter 41, sections 108A and 108C of the General Laws.

2-2 It is specifically recognized that inclusion in the Classification and Compensation Plan below of positions covered by collective bargaining agreements is for illustrative purposes only, and that establishment of and/or amendments to such plans with respect to such positions shall be made by collective bargaining agreement between the Town and the Union pursuant to Chapter 150E of the General Laws, which agreements shall serve to amend said Classification and Compensation Plan below with respect to such positions.

3. The Personnel System

3-1 The personnel system shall be based on merit principles, and shall include Personnel Rules adopted under Section 6-11-2 of the Charter, an Appraisal System for evaluating the performance of all Town employees; and a classification plan and compensation plan which shall (1) classify all non-union paid Town positions into groups and classes doing substantially similar work or having substantially equal responsibilities; and (2) establish minimum and maximum salaries to be paid to employees in positions so classified; which plan shall be a part of this by-law.

4. Administration of the Personnel System

4-1 The classification and compensation plan and appraisal system shall be administered in accordance with Personnel Rules adopted pursuant to Section 6-11-2 of the Charter.

4-2 The Personnel Board shall review any proposed amendment to the classification and compensation plan proposed, and issue its report and recommendation thereon to the town meeting on whose warrant such amendment shall appear.

5. Severability

5-1 The provisions of this by-law are severable. If any by-law provision is held invalid, the remaining provisions of the by-law shall not be affected thereby.

6. Effective Date

6-1 This by-law shall take effect on July 1, 1991.